Of particular concern is the last mile city delivery. This is the most expensive, inefficient and influential part of the supply chain.
“Currently, there are too many heavy vehicles driving in the sky. In the United States, empty trucks travel 20 billion miles a year, and in the United Kingdom, 30% of truck trips are empty,” Adriazola-Steil said. I am saying. “If we don’t control it, it will overwhelm our urban areas.”
Kevin Mayne, Chief Executive Officer of Cycling Industries Europe, an industry group, has made cargo bikes in many European cities with strong regulations and initiatives such as reducing access to the city center and regulating contaminated vehicles. Said that its use was promoted.
In the European Union, he said, sales are growing at a rate of about 60 percent per year. “With this, the European industry is confident that the sector could grow from about 100,000 units sold annually in 2019 to 2 million units by 2030,” he said. increase. In Copenhagen, 24% of families have a cargo bike.
Personal and family cargo bikes typically start at around € 1,500-2,500 for non-electric models (a little more than $) and € 2,000- € 6,000 for power-assisted bikes. According to industry groups, commercial electric models range from around € 4,000 to € 15,000.
As more and more European cities offer cargo bike sharing and leasing programs, they are cycling advocates, consultants and International Cargo Bike FestivalAttracts enthusiasts from over 40 countries.